He scored decisive goals, had controversial celebrations and his only league assist helped Manchester City win the title... and that's just on the pitch.

Outside football stadiums he was known for setting off fireworks in his mansion, breaking into a women's prison (admittedly this was back in Italy) and casually carrying around £5,000 in his back pocket.

Now, more than four years after he left the Etihad Stadium, Man City's kit man has revealed yet more details about Balotelli's antics at the club.

The 69-year-old told the Mail Online : "But he [Balotelli] was bright, he wasn't stupid, and he was very generous. He would go into a garage and pay for everyone's petrol or give a homeless guy a wad of cash.

"Then he used to wonder why his car was impounded 27 times… because it was painted in camouflage and he parked it on double yellows outside San Carlo restaurant in the middle of Manchester every day. I opened his locker after he left and all his parking tickets just fell out!"